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Top Stories published by Short and Weird in August of 2024

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Smillew Rahcuef in Short and Weird

Political Satire

J.D. Vance to Be the New Couchsurfing CEO Starting November 6th [Rumors?]

CD Richardson in Short and Weird

SHORT AND WEIRD | AUGUST PROMPT

For the Love of a Tidy Salad Bar

A visit from the…

Grandma Smillew in Short and Weird

tennis court with tennis players and tennis watchers

How Waiting for Roger Federer in Geneva’s Most Famous Pizza Hut Changed My Grandson’s Life

Grandma Smillew in Short and Weird

runner — blurry picture

Who Won the International Marathon for Medium Runners This Year?

Hint: it took place in Switzerland

Robert Gowty in Short and Weird

FabulIT’S FAIR TO ASK, WHERE IS THERE?

The Boxes Gathered Around

The Box: Part 17

Ann James in Short and Weird

Ryan’s ‘mad libs’ challenge

Carrie Ann Searches for a Pizza Joint in the Forest

Evan Purcell in Short and Weird

a retro sitcom family with two t-rexes

FICTION

I Shouldn’t Have Bought Those Dinosaurs

Victor Yocco, PhD in Short and Weird

An SUV sits at the side of the road with flames coming out and under the hood. It ain’t great.

Savage Negotiator

I never win these things

NineLivesOfEmilee in Short and Weird

The City That Never Sleeps…or Wakes Up

The Short Story Treasury Series

Victor Yocco, PhD in Short and Weird

A concrete urn with the word “DAD” on it sits next to a gravestone that has an image of a skull and the word “MOM”

Sunday Ritual

We do the same things over and over

These were the top 10 stories published by Short and Weird in August of 2024. You can also dive into daily archives for August of 2024 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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Smillew Rahcuef

Grandma Smillew

Nikos Skordilis

Mark Suroviec, M.Ed.

Kiki Wellington

Richard A. Steele

✍ Posy Churchgate

Richard Whiddington

Edward Swafford

Lizzie Lizard Brain

A.J. Cralle (she, her)

Conor Prendergast

Still Penguins Seldom Waddle

Every Day Life Improvement

F. Leonora Solomon

Victor Cardenas

tobi — Audio Writer

NineLivesOfEmilee

Fernando Munaretti

Bella Smith ⭐

Nicolas Ramis🦎

Harvey Richards

Jacinta Palmer🍂

Keith M. Leonard

Victor Yocco, PhD